This site provides month-by-month prime time schedules for all national broadcasting television and radio networks. All regularly schedules series are included – specials and other one-time events are NOT included. For television, the schedules start from the very beginning (see dates below) and continue to the present. The schedules will be updated regularly. For radio, the schedules also start from the very beginning and continue until the last regularly scheduled series was cancelled (see dates below). The use of italics indicates the series premiere month and an “X” in the lower left-hand corner of a program’s box signifies its cancellation month.
Accompanying each series title is a 2-letter code that represents the program's type (abbreviation codes are listed below).
Television Network Dates:
NBC Monday: Apr 1944 – present
Apr 1944 – Tuesday: Sep 1944 – present
present Wednesday: May 1947 – present
Thursday: Oct 1945 – present
Friday: Sep 1944 – present
Saturday: Oct 1948 – present
Sunday: Jul 1945 – present
CBS Monday: May 1948 – present
Jul 1944 – Tuesday: Sep 1945 – present
present Wednesday: Sep 1945 – present
Thursday: Jul 1944 – present
Friday: Sep 1944 – present
Saturday: Sep 1946 – present
Sunday: Sep 1946 – present
DuMont Monday: Sep 1946 – Aug 1956
Jan 1945 – Tuesday: Jun 1946 – Sep 1955
Aug 1956 Wednesday: Oct 1946 – Jun 1955
Thursday: Jun 1946 – Apr 1955
Friday: Sep 1946 – Sep 1955
Saturday: Jun 1949 – Mar 1955
Sunday: Jan 1945 – Jul 1955
ABC Monday: Aug 1948 – present
Sep 1945 – Tuesday: Sep 1946 – present
present Wednesday: Sep 1945 – present
Thursday: Oct 1946 – present
Friday: Aug 1948 – present
Saturday: Jul 1948 – present
Sunday: Aug 1948 – present
FOX Monday: Sep 1989 – present
Apr 1987 – Tuesday: Jan 1993 – present
present Wednesday: Jul 1990 – present
Thursday: Aug 1990 – present
Friday: Sep 1990 – present
Saturday: Jul 1987 – present
Sunday: Apr 1987 – present
UPN Monday: Jan 1995 – Sep 2006
Jan 1995 – Tuesday: Jan 1995 – Sep 2006
Sep 2006 Wednesday: Mar 1996 – Sep 2006
Thursday: Oct 1998 – Sep 2006
Friday: Oct 1998 – Sep 2006
Sunday: Feb 2001 – Apr 2001
WB Monday: Aug 1996 – Sep 2006
Jan 1995 – Tuesday: Jan 1998 – Sep 2006
Sep 2006 Wednesday: Jan 1995 – Sep 2006
Thursday: Sep 1998 – Sep 2006
Friday: Sep 1999 – Sep 2006
Sunday: Sep 1995 – Sep 2006
CW Monday: Sep 2006 – present
Sep 2006 – Tuesday: Sep 2006 – present
present Wednesday: Sep 2006 – present
Thursday: Sep 2006 – present
Friday: Sep 2006 – present
Sunday: Sep 2006 – present
Radio Network Dates:
NBC-Red (later NBC) Monday: Nov 1927 – Aug 1967
Jul 1926 – Tuesday: Nov 1926 – Aug 1967
Aug 1967 Wednesday: Jul 1926 – Aug 1967
Thursday: Sep 1928 – Aug 1967
Friday: Feb 1927 – Aug 1967
Saturday: Dec 1928 – Dec 1957
Sunday: Aug 1927 – Jun 1955
NBC-Blue Monday: Mar 1927 – Feb 1945
Aug 1926 – Tuesday: Aug 1929 – Feb 1945
Feb 1945 Wednesday: Aug 1927 – Feb 1945
Thursday: Nov 1928 – Feb 1945
Friday: Oct 1926 – Feb 1945
Saturday: Aug 1926 – Feb 1945
Sunday: Aug 1927 – Feb 1945
CBS Monday: Jan 1929 – Nov 1960
Jan 1928 – Tuesday: Feb 1929 – Nov 1960
Nov 1960 Wednesday: Jun 1930 – Nov 1960
Thursday: Jan 1929 – Nov 1960
Friday: Jan 1928 – Nov 1960
Saturday: Jan 1929 – Sep 1956
Sunday: Jan 1929 – Nov 1960
Mutual Monday: Jan 1934 – Sep 1961
Jan 1934 – Tuesday: Feb 1935 – Sep 1961
Sep 1961 Wednesday: Jan 1934 – Sep 1961
Thursday: Feb 1935 – Sep 1961
Friday: Jan 1934 – Sep 1961
Saturday: Jan 1935 – May 1957
Sunday: Sep 1936 – Sep 1959
ABC Monday: Mar 1945 – Sep 1957
Mar 1945 – Tuesday: Mar 1945 – Sep 1957
Sep 1958 Wednesday: Mar 1945 – Sep 1957
Thursday: Mar 1945 – Sep 1957
Friday: Mar 1945 – Sep 1957
Saturday: Mar 1945 – Apr 1956
Sunday: Mar 1945 – Sep 1958
Program Type Abbreviations:
AA Adventure Anthology FS Fashion MV Musical Variety SF Science Fiction
AD Adventure FY Fantasy MY Mystery SH Sports Highlights
CA Comedy Anthology HS Home Shopping NA News Analysis SI Science
CD Crime Drama IF Information ND Newspaper Drama SL Serialized Drama
CK Cooking IN Inventions NM Newsmagazine SN Sports News
CO Comedy-Drama IS Instruction NW News SP Sports Event
CR Courtroom Reenactment IV Interview OA Occult Anthology ST Sports Talk
CV Comedy Variety KA Children's Anthology PA Public Affairs TA Talent
CY Comedy KV Children's PO Political TK Talk
DA Dramatic Anthology LD Legal Drama QU Quiz TR Travel
DB Debate MA Mystery Anthology RA Crime Anthology UD Musical Drama
DD Docudrama MC Musical Comedy RD Religious Drama VY Variety
DO Documentary MD Medical Drama RE Religion WA Western Anthology
DR Drama ME Medical Anthology RQ Reality Competition WD War Drama
DS Discussion MR Military Reenactments RY Reality WE Western
FA Sci-Fi Anthology MU Music SA Suspense Anthology WL Wildlife
FI Film SC Situation Comedy
SD Spy Drama